Anima Mundi
Directed by	Godfrey Reggio
Written by	Godfrey Reggio
Produced by	Steve Goldin Rory Johnston
Cinematography	Graham Berry
Edited by	Miroslav Janek
Music by	Philip Glass [1]
Release date	April 20, 1991 (1991-04-20)
Running time	28 minutes [2]
Countries	United States Italy [3]
Language	None

Anima Mundi (also known as The Soul of the World) ^[4] is a 1991 Italian-American short documentary film directed by Godfrey Reggio. ^[5] The film focuses on the world of nature and wildlife, particularly jungles, sealife, and insects. ^[6]

Production

Anima Mundi was commissioned by Italian jewellers Bulgari for use by the World Wide Fund for Nature in their Biological Diversity Program. ^[7]

Music

The film was scored by Philip Glass, who also worked with Reggio on Koyaanisqatsi (1983), Powaqqatsi (1988), and, later, on Naqoyqatsi (2002). ^[8] Anima Mundi features many of the techniques from the Qatsi trilogy, but it is not considered to be directly related to the series. ^[9]

Home media

Anima Mundi was released on the Criterion Collection alongside the Qatsi trilogy on December 11, 2012. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

References

External links

• Anima Mundi at IMDb
• Homepage
• Excerpt